November 2009
7 posts
WatchPhil Borges on endangered cultures. His portraits are incredible, and the opportunity he gies us to learn a little bit about lives and ways of living we know nothing about. The nubmers he starts out with are pretty astounding - that every two weeks, an elder who dies takes with him to the grave the language of his culture. In essence, every two weeks, a language, a culture, a philosophy and way...
Dana Milbank - Washington Sketch: Gingrich is no... →
It’s not unexpected that politicians on the right will turn to God to look for support amongst the radicals, but the extremity of their comments still doesn’t cease to surprise me.
Also, I love the Gingrich quote at the end of this - “The great Reagan Revolution defeated communists overseas, but it didn’t defeat the left here at home.”
He’s comparing...
One year later, everyone seems to be asking the question - have we seen change? (And are we really more hopeful?)
And on the eve of the anniversary of America voting (last year) for hope and change, New Jersey and Virgina both voted in Republican governors. My gut instinct, before anything else, is anger. I cannot believe New Jersey voted for Chris Christie.
Early yesterday, The New York...